Greg Leigh? on 10:37 - Jun 20 with 4540 views | davblue | i know nothing of him. Interesting signing. I know it's early days but does make me wonder whether the money has been slightly scaled back already. (I don't think it will be massively) Time will tell of course, maybe Penney is about to leave and this is cover for him, so no news here. | | | |
Greg Leigh? on 10:37 - Jun 20 with 4529 views | Big_Jase | Strange one, mentions in the article that we would be looking to strengthen further in the position, so you have to assume we are moving Penney on. No idea what Leigh is like as a player but his profile would suggest nothing more than a backup. | |
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Greg Leigh? on 10:38 - Jun 20 with 4477 views | PrideOfTheEast |
Greg Leigh? on 10:37 - Jun 20 by davblue | i know nothing of him. Interesting signing. I know it's early days but does make me wonder whether the money has been slightly scaled back already. (I don't think it will be massively) Time will tell of course, maybe Penney is about to leave and this is cover for him, so no news here. |
Sounds like a squad player to me. | | | |
Greg Leigh? on 10:40 - Jun 20 with 4436 views | Kieran_Knows |
Greg Leigh? on 10:37 - Jun 20 by davblue | i know nothing of him. Interesting signing. I know it's early days but does make me wonder whether the money has been slightly scaled back already. (I don't think it will be massively) Time will tell of course, maybe Penney is about to leave and this is cover for him, so no news here. |
The article says we'r still looking for another LB/LWB, so as you and others have said, I suspect Leigh is back up and Penney will be leaving in due course. | |
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Greg Leigh? on 10:41 - Jun 20 with 4393 views | FrimleyBlue |
Greg Leigh? on 10:40 - Jun 20 by Kieran_Knows | The article says we'r still looking for another LB/LWB, so as you and others have said, I suspect Leigh is back up and Penney will be leaving in due course. |
Thompson will sign perm | |
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Greg Leigh? on 10:43 - Jun 20 with 4310 views | Kieran_Knows |
Greg Leigh? on 10:41 - Jun 20 by FrimleyBlue | Thompson will sign perm |
I wouldn't be against that. | |
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Greg Leigh? on 10:44 - Jun 20 with 4309 views | Sweetman | Hmmm. Don't like judging signings before they kick a ball for us, but a released LB from Morecambe doesn't fill me with confidence. Although would take him as a backup. [Post edited 20 Jun 2022 10:45]
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Greg Leigh? on 10:45 - Jun 20 with 4294 views | StokieBlue |
Greg Leigh? on 10:37 - Jun 20 by davblue | i know nothing of him. Interesting signing. I know it's early days but does make me wonder whether the money has been slightly scaled back already. (I don't think it will be massively) Time will tell of course, maybe Penney is about to leave and this is cover for him, so no news here. |
Not sure there is take evidence for scaling back. Could just bea squad player or could be we are putting most of any money we have towards a quality striker. SB | |
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Greg Leigh? on 10:50 - Jun 20 with 4198 views | itfcsuth |
Greg Leigh? on 10:44 - Jun 20 by Sweetman | Hmmm. Don't like judging signings before they kick a ball for us, but a released LB from Morecambe doesn't fill me with confidence. Although would take him as a backup. [Post edited 20 Jun 2022 10:45]
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Whilst he technically was released, according to Morecambe forum he was one of the best performers with Cole Stockton, and were not surprised, although disappointed that he left. It seems more likely he wasn't looking at signing a new deal with Morecambe off the back of a good season for him. | | | |
Greg Leigh? on 10:50 - Jun 20 with 4175 views | markchips |
Greg Leigh? on 10:45 - Jun 20 by StokieBlue | Not sure there is take evidence for scaling back. Could just bea squad player or could be we are putting most of any money we have towards a quality striker. SB |
I wondered about this. He does have very good league one experience and Wilson did very well for us. He doesn't appear to get injured too often and will understand the physical demands of League one. Also get the feeling Celina won't be back. | | | |
Greg Leigh? on 10:50 - Jun 20 with 4165 views | JDB23 | Bit of an odd one. If he is being brought in as backup then is he really any better than Penney? Can't imagine we would get a big fee if letting him move on, maybe he has pushed for a move if he knows he wont be first choice. One to evaluate more once the window is closed I guess. | | | |
Greg Leigh? on 10:52 - Jun 20 with 4122 views | Big_Jase |
Greg Leigh? on 10:50 - Jun 20 by JDB23 | Bit of an odd one. If he is being brought in as backup then is he really any better than Penney? Can't imagine we would get a big fee if letting him move on, maybe he has pushed for a move if he knows he wont be first choice. One to evaluate more once the window is closed I guess. |
I’ve never seen Leigh play but I’m sure he is better than Penney, one of the worst players I’ve ever seen play for us. | |
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Greg Leigh? on 10:53 - Jun 20 with 4104 views | itfcsuth |
Greg Leigh? on 10:52 - Jun 20 by Big_Jase | I’ve never seen Leigh play but I’m sure he is better than Penney, one of the worst players I’ve ever seen play for us. |
Nonsense. | | | |
Greg Leigh? on 10:57 - Jun 20 with 4013 views | markchips |
Greg Leigh? on 10:53 - Jun 20 by itfcsuth | Nonsense. |
Perhaps not but he ducks out of challenges and gets targeted as a result so no good for league one. | | | |
Greg Leigh? on 10:57 - Jun 20 with 4011 views | davblue |
Greg Leigh? on 10:45 - Jun 20 by StokieBlue | Not sure there is take evidence for scaling back. Could just bea squad player or could be we are putting most of any money we have towards a quality striker. SB |
i could have it completely wrong! The profile of player we are looking at or have feels very different to last year. | | | |
Greg Leigh? on 11:03 - Jun 20 with 3856 views | GeoffSentence |
Greg Leigh? on 10:57 - Jun 20 by davblue | i could have it completely wrong! The profile of player we are looking at or have feels very different to last year. |
We certainly don't seem to using our financial clout so far. | |
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Greg Leigh? on 11:30 - Jun 20 with 3433 views | Big_Jase |
Greg Leigh? on 10:53 - Jun 20 by itfcsuth | Nonsense. |
Do you rate Penney? I mean fair enough, but personally I don’t see it, weak in the tackle, constantly out of position and generally poor, he can cross a bit in fairness. He’s a League 2 player at best. | |
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Greg Leigh? on 11:30 - Jun 20 with 3429 views | FromReuserWithLove |
Greg Leigh? on 10:57 - Jun 20 by davblue | i could have it completely wrong! The profile of player we are looking at or have feels very different to last year. |
maybe smart signing rather than simply expensive ones? | | | |
Greg Leigh? on 11:30 - Jun 20 with 3431 views | MattinLondon |
Greg Leigh? on 11:03 - Jun 20 by GeoffSentence | We certainly don't seem to using our financial clout so far. |
I disagree. Two players so far, both with solid championship experience so should easily do a very good job in L1. We may well not have spent money on transfer fees but in terms of wages then I’m guessing both will be on a very good wage for L1 players. | | | |
It’s an interesting one… on 11:34 - Jun 20 with 3360 views | unstableblue | He will have pedigree coming through Man City ranks… but now 27, he’s never really broken through… but did have a consistent number of games and a couple of goals with Morecombe in a single season last term. And then morecambe let him go?! Was that a mismatch in their system or wages? Or they didn’t rate him? In McKenna we trust, though. | |
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Greg Leigh? on 11:34 - Jun 20 with 3345 views | Keno |
Greg Leigh? on 11:03 - Jun 20 by GeoffSentence | We certainly don't seem to using our financial clout so far. |
I would imagine we are paying Ball a fait clout and seem to have beaten off championship clubs in signing him | |
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Greg Leigh? on 11:36 - Jun 20 with 3310 views | SomethingBlue |
Greg Leigh? on 10:37 - Jun 20 by davblue | i know nothing of him. Interesting signing. I know it's early days but does make me wonder whether the money has been slightly scaled back already. (I don't think it will be massively) Time will tell of course, maybe Penney is about to leave and this is cover for him, so no news here. |
Dunno, seemed to do well last season and we need good, durable squad players — while we have money there's little point splashing loads of it on someone who is probably in to cover a few roles, especially if we can get a decent performer at this level in on a free. | |
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It’s an interesting one… on 11:39 - Jun 20 with 3258 views | LongLegs |
It’s an interesting one… on 11:34 - Jun 20 by unstableblue | He will have pedigree coming through Man City ranks… but now 27, he’s never really broken through… but did have a consistent number of games and a couple of goals with Morecombe in a single season last term. And then morecambe let him go?! Was that a mismatch in their system or wages? Or they didn’t rate him? In McKenna we trust, though. |
A few Morecambe fans are saying he would of been there player of the season if it wasn't for Cole Stockton so it looks like he is well thought off I guess we will see... | | | |
Greg Leigh? on 11:40 - Jun 20 with 3242 views | itfcsuth |
Greg Leigh? on 11:30 - Jun 20 by Big_Jase | Do you rate Penney? I mean fair enough, but personally I don’t see it, weak in the tackle, constantly out of position and generally poor, he can cross a bit in fairness. He’s a League 2 player at best. |
I wouldn't place him as a first choice LWB, but I think he good crossing ability, and seemingly prefers the attacking side of the LWB role. I also thought he had a strong end to the season. Like I said, not my first choice LWB, but a perfectly good understudy at this level. To label him as one of the worst Town players you've ever seen for me is madness. | | | |
Greg Leigh? on 11:40 - Jun 20 with 3223 views | Sharkey |
Greg Leigh? on 10:37 - Jun 20 by davblue | i know nothing of him. Interesting signing. I know it's early days but does make me wonder whether the money has been slightly scaled back already. (I don't think it will be massively) Time will tell of course, maybe Penney is about to leave and this is cover for him, so no news here. |
5 foot 11 - must be one of the tallest full-backs in the business. ( set piece bonanza!) | | | |
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